Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas

What to Say to a Friend Who’s Ill – WSJ.com

‘A closed mouth gathers no feet.” It’s a charming axiom, but silence isn’t always an option when we’re dealing with a friend who’s sick or in despair. The natural human reaction is to feel awkward and upset in the face of illness, but unless we control those feelings and come up with an appropriate response, there’s a good chance that we’ll blurt out some cringe-worthy cliché, craven remark or blunt question that, in retrospect, we’ll regret.
via What to Say to a Friend Who’s Ill – WSJ.com.